The changes provide for the updating of the Regulations on the procedure for filing and examining applications for patents for inventions and for the grant of patents, approved by Government Decree No. 528/2009.
As noted by the State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI), the need to update the regulatory framework is linked to technological developments, improvements to the intellectual property protection system, and Moldova’s obligations in the process of European integration.
What will change in patent procedures
One of the key objectives of the new rules is to establish a regulatory framework for the application in Moldova of the European Patent Convention, adopted in Munich on 5 October 1973. Moldova acceded to the Convention on 1 June 2026.
The draft also provides for the implementation of the relevant provisions of EU legislation in the field of patents.
Certain amendments relate to the procedures for examining applications filed in accordance with Law No. 50/2008 on the protection of inventions, as well as the procedure for granting the relevant protection documents.
In particular, the procedures relating to supplementary protection certificates and the extension of their validity are clarified.
According to AGEPI, clearer and more predictable procedures should provide applicants and rights holders with greater certainty when protecting inventions.
The reform is intended to support innovation and technology transfer
The government regards the update to patent procedures as part of a broader process of modernising the industrial property protection system.
AGEPI links improved efficiency in patent protection to the development of the national innovation ecosystem. Closer alignment with European practices, according to the agency, could contribute to the development of research and development, technology transfer and cooperation between academia, research centres and the private sector.
Updating the regulatory framework is also seen as a prerequisite for the development of sectors based on knowledge and innovation, and for creating a more favourable environment for investment in such areas.
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